reef squirrelfish

Definitions of reef squirrelfish
  1. noun
    on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
    synonyms: Holocentrus coruscus
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    type of:
    squirrelfish
    very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
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